Georgia Women's CARE (Child Care Alternatives, Resources, and Education) Act; enact
Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 2 of Chapter 4 of Title 17 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to arrest by law enforcement officers generally, so as to revise provisions relating to the arrests of pregnant women; to provide that women who have been arrested are offered pregnancy testing upon detention; to enact a provision regarding delayed sentencing for postpartum female inmates; to amend Article 1 of Chapter 1 of Title 42 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to inmate policies, so as to revise provisions relating to the treatment of pregnant and postpartum female inmates; to provide for the reporting of certain information; to provide for a short title; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Bill status
died
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2021
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Feb 9, 2021
Last action Mar 31, 2021
Floor votes
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No floor votes recorded yet.
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
6
Key actions
1
Committee
3
Mar 31, 2021
Committee
House Withdrawn, Recommitted
lower
Mar 3, 2021
Lower · Passed
House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
lower
Feb 18, 2021
Committee
House Withdrawn, Recommitted
lower
6 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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